https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197262 Territorial jurisdiction in complaints alleging continuing cruelty and dowry harassment can extend beyond the place where individual acts occurred when the offence is continuing and its consequential effect ensues elsewhere. Applying Sections 177, 178 and 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the SC noted that the complaint pleaded ill-treatment at the matrimonial home, removal of the complainant to her parental home at Gaya under threat, and continued harassment. On those facts, Gaya was a where the offence continued and where its consequence ensued, so the Magistrate there had territorial jurisdiction and the proceedings were maintainable. en-us Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jan 2018 19:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197262 Territorial jurisdiction in complaints alleging continuing cruelty and dowry harassment can extend beyond the place where individual acts occurred when the offence is continuing and its consequential effect ensues elsewhere. Applying Sections 177, 178 and 179 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the SC noted that the complaint pleaded ill-treatment at the matrimonial home, removal of the complainant to her parental home at Gaya under threat, and continued harassment. On those facts, Gaya was a where the offence continued and where its consequence ensued, so the Magistrate there had territorial jurisdiction and the proceedings were maintainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197262